Rail-fastener



J. KORDYL. RAIL FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24. I920.

m H] m 2 E M M2 H m P J. KORDYL. RAIL FASTENER- -APPL|CAIION men uov.24. I920.

1,372,5 1 9. Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

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Beit known that e V citizen of theUnited Statesofi America,

residing at Carnegie, in the county of Alle-f Pennsylvania, have n-J ghenyand State of vented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a specification. f

This invention relates to certainnew and useful improvements in rail fasteners and has for one of its bjects to providerail clamps interlockingly associated with the supporting tie for the rails.

A further object of: the invention resides in the provisionof arail fastener wherein the tie for supporting a rail is provided with a transverse seat having undercut beveled: Walls with which mu clamps and fastening blocks are associated forholdi11g the rail against vertical movement relative to the tie. With the above and other objects in view,

the present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and shown in e the accompanying drawings, like reference characters-refer to correspond ing parts throughout the several views.

in the drawings, j Flgure 1 1s a side elevatlonal view of a t e constructed in accordance with the present the rails seated thereon being invention, shown in section, a y e Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof thesame, IIL-lllof Fig. 2 showing one rail clamp interlocked with the supporting t1e,

Fi iis a cross sectional view taken on line IV'JV of Fig. 2 howing the rail clamps interlocked to the supporting tie and a locking block for holding one of the clamps immovable,

Fig. 5 is a one or the ties and a portion of a rail show-. ing the method 'ot mounting the rail upon the tie with the rail clamps and locking blocks associated therewith, Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview of one end oi a tie showing the rail seat therein,

Figs 7 and. 8 are detail perspective views of the locking blocks for holding the rail clamps in position,

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side elevational view of meeting rail ends, and

in which ner wall of the extension block 17 i a perpendicular as at fragmentary top plan view of Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d MaLQZ, 1921 Application filed fiovember 24.11920. Serial in. 426,152;

. Fi 10is across sectional view taken on line of Fig.9 showing the tongue "and groove connection between the rail ends.

. Referring more in detail to the accomdrawings, there is lllustrated a suphaving vertical outer end walls 6 and a verti-. cal inner wall 7. As shown in Figs.

the inner. wall 7 is cut away to provide a lateral seat portion 8 having undercut beveled walls 9 and 10, the wall 10 andseat 8 extending tothe adjacent edge of the tie. The outerwall 6 of the seat 5 is cut away intermediate the. ends thereof to are undercut adjacent the seat 5 while the side walls 12' at the outer end of the seat extend verticallypthe transverse end wall13 5 and 6, i

. a provide a i i lateral SatlPOlflflOir 11, the walls 1201? which of the seat 11 being undercut as shown in Figs. 1 andel. Ascrew boltreceiving opening'let is provided in theseat portionfS while a similar opening 15 is formed in the seat portion 11.

'l he basefianges of therail 2 are directly received on the seat 5 as shownin Fig. 4 with :the opposite edges walls 6 and 7 of thereof engaging the side i the seat, the rail clamp 4;. comprising the bodyportion 16 carrying a a Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken online.

depending block 17 with the opposite sides of the seat 8 and an overhanging ledge 18" The inis formed 19 for engagement with the adjacent edge of the base flange ofthe rail 2. in angle extension is carried by the rail clamp 16 and includes a flange engaging portion 20 and a web for the rail. The clamping member 1 is moved laterally of the tie as shown in Fig. 5 during the positioning of the same and to hold the clamp a in such position to rest upon the surface of the tie 1.

at the inner engag ng portion 21 end ofthe lateral seat 8, the fastening block 22 is'provided, the same including an outer beveled reversely beveled as wall 23 with the inner side thereof at 24, the beveled wall 23 extending beneath the beveled Wall of I the tie While the beveled Wall 24 of the block walls 29.; One g ben'eath theundercutend wall 13 of the seat 7 into the opening with the clamp 7 near face the rail 4 are Securely clamping blocks 22 and'2'l', and .4 being interlocked with the adjacent side extension 18 tion, a fastening boltv 25 passes through the opening 26 in the block 22 and is threaded 14k in the tie, thereby holdin its correct position.

block 3 is of similar conclamping block 4 and in lngthe clamp 4 The clamping struction to the mounting the clamp 3 Withinthe seat l1,the"' extension portion 17 of the clamp is received in'the outer end of the lateral seat 11 and moved inwardly of said seat to cause the lateral extensions 18 thereof'to be received beneath the undercut beveled sidewalls 12 engaging over its entire in- 2. To retain the clamp 3 in this-position, the block 27 shown in Fig.

'isprOyided, the same including vertical sidewalls 28 and'oppositely beveled end bevelet end wall 29 extends 11] With the opposite beveled end wall 29 overlying the beveled portion 18: of the clamp '3' asshown'in" Fig. 4, the blo'ck 27 V a central opening 80, registering w th the'tln'eaded, opening 15.

being provided with and into which openings a fastening bolt 25 is received. With thisconstruction, it will be ;readily seen that the rail clamps 3 and retained in'position by the the clamps 3 the tie l while the bolts 25 retain the blocks 22 and 27 immovable with respect to the tie and clamps and also retaining the v clamps immovable. The connection between ad acent rail ends is shown inFlgs. 9 andlO, one .rail carrylng a tongue 31 received' in a'groove 32 in theadjacent rail end, thereby insuring the meeting rail ends against relative movementl While there, is hereinshown and described 1 the preferred embodiment of the invention,

.it is nevertheless to. be i g understood that minor changes may be made therein without cut away departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

lVhat is claimed as new is:

1. A rail tie and fastener comprising a tie having cross seats, the inner end of each seat extending longitudinally of the tie being and opening at one side of the tie, the outer end of each longitudinal seat being beveled, a rail positioned in the transverse seat, rail clamps interlockingly mounted in the 'loi'igitud'inal seats and having beveled outer ends with the outwardly positioned clamps spaced from the outer ends of the longitudinal seats, retaining blocks for the clamps mounted in the outer ends of the longitudinal seat, retaining blocks for the open sides of the seat extensions and means for holding the retaining blocks fixed to the tie with the rail clamps immovable relative thereto.

2. A rail tie and fastener comprising a tie having cross seats, the inner end of each seat extending longitudinally of the tie being cutaway and opening at one side of the tie with the outer ends of the longitudinal seats spaced from the sides and adjacent ends of the tie, the outer end of each longitudinal seat being beveled, a rail positionedin' the transverse seat, a rail clamp inte rlockingly mounted in the outer end of each longitudinal seat with a beveled lower end wall spaced from the longitudinal seat end, a retaining block having beveled ends received in the outer end of each longitudinal seat extending into the beveled end wall of the seat with the inner end thereof overlying the beveled end oi the rail clamp, a railclamp interlockingly received in the inner end of each longitudinal seat, a retaining block positioned in the side opening of the inner end of said seat and means for securing the retaining blocks immovable relative to the tie with the rail clamps retained in position.

In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

JAKOB KORDYL. 

